Baghali Polo

Baghali Polo

Recipe by Sarah Kelly from allrecipes.com

3 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

8

8 servings

  • 2.5 pounds basmati white rice
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen lima beans
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 pounds lamb, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 0.5 cup butter, divided
  • 2 onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 5 tablespoons dried dill weed, or more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon hot water
  • 1 pint plain yogurt

Instructions

  • Thoroughly rinse rice and transfer to a large bowl. Pour enough water over the rice to cover by a few inches and soak for 1 hour; drain.
  • Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Cook lima beans in boiling water until tender, 7 to 10 minutes; drain.
  • Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add salt and rice to the boiling water and cook until rice is partially softened, about 11 minutes; drain.
  • Season lamb with cinnamon, salt, and pepper.
  • Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir lamb in melted butter until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer lamb to a bowl. Cook and stir onion in skillet until translucent, about 7 minutes. Return lamb to skillet; add dill and cooked lima beans. Remove skillet from heat.
  • Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; add 1 tablespoon hot water. Spoon about 1/3 the partially cooked rice into the saucepan. Layer about half the lamb mixture over the rice layer. Repeat layering 1/2 the remaining rice, the remaining lamb mixture, and finishing with the remaining rice. Cut the remaining 3 tablespoons butter into cubes and arrange atop the top rice layer.
  • Place a cover on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until the rice is completely tender, about 30 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and let the mixture cool for 10 minutes before serving with yogurt.

Nutritional Facts

Per 8 servings

  • Calories: 898
  • Carbohydrate: 138g
  • Fat: 20g
  • Fiber: 5g
  • Protein: 37g
  • Sugar: 7g

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